double reed

Questions about double reed

What does double reed mean?

double reed means "a woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for double reed?

Close synonyms include double-reed instrument. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is double reed a common word?

double reed is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.